HR Guide | Supporting employees with dyslexia
What do employers do if an employee informs them they are dyslexic? Despite that the fact that the NHS reckons that up to 1 in
H&S NEWS | Textile firm failed to identify risk
A textile firm has been fined after safety breaches led to a worker being crushed to death. In attempting to free a stuck package, the
Battling the heat and low productivity
After a weekend of sizzling heat, the warm weather seems here to stay. When working in these hot conditions, work may not be the number
HR NEWS | Right to work – failure to give right of appeal unfair
According to a recent decision by the Employment Appeal Tribunal, an employee who was dismissed after failing to produce evidence of his right to work
Guide | Improving attendance in Manufacturing
Unauthorised absences can hit manufacturing businesses hard. Although there is no magic wand to make all these absences disappear, there are ways to reduce absences
Manufacturing | Accepting sick notes from abroad
Sickness absences are a headache for all employers. But if you have a diverse workforce some unexpected challenges arise. Imagine that an employee goes on
Manufacturing | Requiring employees to speak English
Manufacturing businesses are often made of a diverse workforce with workers of many different nationalities and backgrounds. In this cases, employers may wish to impose
Guide | Key things to know when hiring students
Thousands of students up and down the country will be finishing off their exams and waiting anxiously for their results to see if they got
Guide | How to deal with employees who return to work late after holiday
We all want our employees to enjoy their time off work, but what happens if an employee takes that one step too far and does
News | Avoiding vehicle-pedestrian failures
According to Health & Safety Executive (HSE) data, some 70 people are killed and 2,000 seriously injured each year in incidents involving moving vehicles in
News | HSE releases 2018 annual workplace fatality figures
Today, 4th July, the latest Health & Safety Executive (HSE) statistics have been released. Nick Wilson, Director of Health & Safety at Ellis Whittam comments
School News | Disqualification by association rules axed
From September 2018, schools will no longer have to adhere to ‘disqualification by association’ rules. Under disqualification by association rules, individuals working with young children
